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公地悲剧

gōng dì bēi jùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
tragedy of the commons (economics)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-fc4b57f5338d2878. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

公地悲劇 公地悲剧 [gong1 di4 bei1 ju4] /tragedy of the commons (economics)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 公地悲劇

  • 公
    gōng

    public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)

  • 地
    de

    -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

    dì

    earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

  • 悲
    bēi

    sad / sadness / sorrow / grief

  • 剧
    jù

    theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) / dramatic (change, increase etc) / acute / severe

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